State Championship AA: Jordan/Marshall

#7 posting 11.8.2008
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JORDAN jaguars 3, MARSHALL tigers 1
(26-24, 25-22, 17-25, 25-14)

Jordan returns to the top of the AA heap, and prevented a Marshall back to back repeat with a four set win over Jordan. In the battle of the cats it was Jordan that proved they had nine lives as they survived two set points in the first set as they rallied to beat the Tigers 26-24. Marshall led 24-22. The dynamic duo of Brittany Chambers and Leah Dietel had 36 and 27 points in the win for Jordan.

more to come

rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills--totals
JORDAN
1. Emilee Gutzmer, 2012, S 0-1-2----3
2. Brittany Chambers, 2009, OH 1-2-33-----36
3. Ashley Hartman, 2010, MH 1-0.5-1-----2.5
3. Marsha Wolf, 2009, OH 0-1.5-0-----1.5
3br: Courtni Stever, 2009, L 0-0-0----0
4. Kelsey Chambers, 2012, RH 0-0-4----4
4 br: Hannah Trosen, 2011, DS 0-0-0-----0
5. Leah Dietel, 2009, MH 1-2-24----27
5br: Katie Gehling, 2010, DS 0-0-0-----0
6. Michelle O'Malley, 2009 OH 0-0-3-----3
totals: 3-7-67----77 points, 21 points on Marshall errors

MARSHALL
1. Karli Vandeputte, 2009, DS 3-0-0----3
1fr: Dani Beekman, 2010, OH 0-0.5-3----3.5
1fr: Morgan McKittrick, 2012, OH 0-0-1----1
1br: Alyssa Netzke, 2011, DS 0-0-0----0
1. Stefanie Sanow, 2010, DS 0-0-0----0
2. Shay Birath, 2009, L 5-0-0-----5
2fr: Danielle Gladis, 2009, MH 0-1-7----8
3. Kayla Wallerich, 2010, S 2-0.5-6----8.5
4. Rachel Westby, 2010, OH 0-0.5-10----10.5
5. Hope Weilage, 2009, MH 0-2-10-----12
5. Shay Birath
6. Kelsey Deragisch, 2010, S 0-0-2-----2
6fr: Tina Tauer, 2010, RH 0-0.5-3----3.5
6fr: Amy Full, 2011, RH 0-0-0----0
totals: 10-5-42-----57 points, 23 points on Jordan errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Brittany Chambers. Power packed dynamo

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Jordan 39/53-.736; 98; .786; .288
Marshall 26/53-.491; 80; .713; .214
Runs 3+: Jordan 13, Marshall 5
Longest string: Marshall 8, Jordan 5
Missed Serves: Jordan 9, Marshall 6
Time Out %: Marshall 5/7---.714; Jordan 1/3-.333

ROTATIONS
JORDAN
1. Gutzmer 19-24 .442
2. B Chambers 15-14 .517
3. Hartman 19-15 .559
4. K Chambers 14-11 .560
5. Dietel 18-8 .692
6. O'Malley 13-8 .619
totals: 98-80 .551

MARSHALL
1. Vandeputte 17-11 .608
2. Birath 19-21 .475
3. Wallerich 19-19 .500
4. Westby 11-14 .440
5. Weilage 7-17 .292
6. Deragisch 7-16 .304
totals: 80-98 .449

RACE TO:
Set: 5 10 15 20 25
set 1 J J J J J
set 2 M M M M M
set 3 M J J J J
set 4 M J J J J

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2 3 4
Jordan 6 2 9 11
Marshall 2 3 2 2

Next up: AAA Championship

Out & About: Owatonna/Marshall

#3 posting 9.19.2008
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APPLE VALLEY EAGLE INVITATIONAL
Pool A Final
OWATONNA huskies 2, MARSHALL tigers 0
(25-15, 25-23)

Owatonna beat #2AA Marshall 2-0.

The Huskies raced out to a 5-0 lead out of the gate and used that momentum to roll to a 25-15. Owatonna earned 21 of the 25 points in game one.

Game two the Huskies had a dramatic finish to win. Marshall led 22-17 when Owatonna took their last time out. Whatever was said in the time out should be bottled because the Huskies responded with an 8-1 finish to win 25-23. The last three points came via Tiger errors. In fact Owatonna only earned 10 of their points in set two. Owatonna closed out set two with five straight first ball side outs, another key factor in their upset win.

Bethany Thompson had 11.5 points for Owatonna. Rachel Westby had 10 points for Marshall.

You can see the entire Owatonna vs Marshall photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

rotation, player, (year) position, aces-blocks-kills---total points
OWATONNA
1. Bethany Thompson (2009) OH 0-3.5-8----11.5
2. Courtney Lermon (2009) S 1-0-0----1
3. Lauren Schlobohm (2012) MH 0-1.5-0----1.5
3br: Libby Osmundson (2009) DS 0-0-1---1
4. Chelsey Fogarty (2009) DS 0-0-0----0
4fr: Jordan Spatenka (2009) OH 0-1.5-3---4.5
5. Taryn Anderson (2010) S 2-0-0----2
5fr: Christa Bruessel (2010) RH 0-0-2---2
6. Kaileigh Lyke (2009) MH 2-1.5-3---6.5
6br: Cassie Dahline (2009) L 0-0-0----0
totals: 5-8-18---31 points, 19 points on Marshall errors

MARSHALL
1. Karli Vandeputter (2009) DS 0-0-0----0
1fr: Dani Beekman (2010) OH 0-0-4----4
2. Shay Birath (2009) L 0-0-0----0
2fr: Danielle Gladis (2009) MH 0-0-2----2
3. Kayla Wallerich (2010) S 0-0-4----4
4. Rachel Westby (2010) OH 1-1-8----10
5. Hope Weilage (2009) MH 0-0-3---3
6. Kelsey Deragisch (2010) S 0-0-0----0
totals: 1-1-21----23 points, 15 points on Owatonna errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Bethany Thompson

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Owatonna 10/21---.476; 50; .620; .395
Marshall 6/22----.273; 38; .605; .380
Runs 3+: Owatonna 8, Marshall 4
Longest string: Marshall 6, Owatonna 5
Missed Serves: Owatonna 3, Marshall 2
Time Out %: Owatonna 2/2---1.000; Marshall 0/3---.000

ROTATIONS
OWATONNA
1. Thompson 6-6 .500
2. Lermon 10-11 .476
3. Schlobohm 8-5 .615
4. Fogarty 8-7 .533
5. Anderson 6-6 .500
6. Lyke 12-4 .750
totals: 50-38 .641

MARSHALL
1. Vanderputter 8-9 .471
2. Birath 10-8 .556
3. Wallerich 5-8 .385
4. Westby 6-7 .462
5. Weilage 6-12 .333
6. Deragisch 3-6 .333
totals: 38-50

RACE TO:
set: 5 10 15 20 25
set 1: O O O O O
set 2: M M M M O

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2
Owatonna 10 2
Marshall 0 5

Next up: pool D final

Out & About: Bethlehem Academy/Marshall

#3 posting 8.29.2008
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BETHLEHEM ACADEMY cardinals 3
MARSHALL tigers 1
(13-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-20)

In a cross class champion clash it was the smaller A school, and host and defending champ Faribault Bethlehem Academy defeating defending AA champ Marshall 3-1. BA is currently #1 in A, Marshall is #2 in AA now. Middle Holly Hafemeyer of BA had 26 points on the night with 19 kills, 6 blocks and one ace. Each of the wins ended on a either a kill or block by Hafemeyer.

It was the first time I had been to BA, and for those that haven't been there, it is a throw back facility with plenty of character. The seats are permanent with a stage opposite. The name of the facility is the Van Orsow Auditorium. The lighting was good and both teams drew well.

This was the second game of the young year for Marshall, and the first for BA. Both times the Tigers were on the road against ranked Cardinals. On Tuesday, Marshall beat Alexandria. Tonight these Cardinals went through their first game problems and then buckled down. The entire night featured great defense, and long heart stopping rallies. Most of all it featured the long, tall presence of Hafemeyer.

In game one however it was Marshall putting the clamps down on BA. The Tigers side out game was almost air tight at 7/9. The Tigers serving game was a big difference in the first game. Marshall had five aces in game one. FBA took their first time out after two straight aces by Kayla Wallerich. After the time out BA went on a 6-1 run to close to 11-10. That was as close as it was going to get in game one. The Tigers led 16-13 when they got a bump kill for a side out and then ran the table on Rachel Westby's serve. Westby served 8 straight points.

After game one BA shook off the loss and came out smoking. Hafemeyer opened game two with three kills in the first four points as the Cards led 4-0. They never trailed in game two. BA had four runs in this game, three when Hafemeyer was patrolling the front line. The highlight of the night came Marshall's 18th point. The rally lasted quite some time with both sides making saves, digs, and coming back with challenging attacks. The point ended on a BA hitting error, but the crowd acknowledged the performance by both teams. Another BA error forced a time out. Stephanie Meschke got the key side out to bump the Cardinal lead back to 22-19. The rest of the game both teams traded side outs. Hafemeyer got a FBSO kill for point 25.

Marshall raced out to a 5-1 lead with Tina Tauer knocking down two straight kills. BA Franz Boelter didn't waste any time using his first time out. Hafemeyer got the side out kill. Marshall maintained their advantage out to 15-14. However two plays previously a Tiger miscommunication stopped a rally to make it 14-13. If Marshall got the point it would have been 15-12. After that miscue the door was open for BA and they seized the opportunity with an 8-2 run. Marshall was forced to use their second time out trailing 19-16. After the break Kari Anne Nass served up an ace. Marshall had one more run in them with four straight points to close to 22-21. Dani Beekman started the run with two straight kills. BA took their second time out and once again that turned the trick. Both teams traded side outs with Hafemeyer using her reach for a block on point 25.

In game four both teams never got too far from the other. Marshall did have a four point run to claim a 10-8 lead with Westby spearheading a 6-2 run with four kills. After that BA slammed the door on Marshall's serving game with 6/7 FBSO to close out the game. Marshall finished the contest with a FBSO of 2/6. BA took their first lead at 16-15 on a Marshall tip hitting error. The game was tied at 19 all when a hitting error gave the ball back to the Cardinals. Another Tiger hitting error forced Marshall to take a time out at 21-19. After that all the BA points were scored by Hafemeyer. Marshall took another time out at 23-10 but there was no stopping Hafemeyer. The Tigers did get a side out but Hafemeyer ended the night with her 19th kill and her 10th point in game four.

You can see the entire Bethlehem Academy vs Marshall photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

rotation, player, (year) position, aces-blocks-kills---totals
BETHLEHEM ACADEMY
1. #22 (???) L 2-0-0----2
1fr: Maddie Borwege (2013) MH 0-0.5-4-4.5
2. Stephanie Meschke (2009) OH 1-0.5-10---11.5
3. Jena Budde (2011) S 0-0-1---1
4. Holy Hafemeyer (2010) MH 1-6-19---26
4br: #22 (???) L
5. KariAnne Nass (2011) OH 1-0-8---9
6. Regan Kriechbaum (2009) DS 0-0-0---0
6fr: Abbey Carver (2010) RH 0-0-4----4
totals: 5-7-46----58 points, 30 points on Marshall errors

MARSHALL
1. Hope Weilage (2009) MH 3-0-8---11
2. Kelsey Deragisch (2010) S 2-0-0----2
2fr: Dani Beekman (2010) OH 0-0-7----7
3. Tina Tauer (2010) MH 0-1.5-8---9.5
4. Rachel Westby (2010) OH 1-0-9----10
5. Kayla Wallerich (2010) S 3-0.5-7---10.5
6. Shay Birath (2009) L 1-0-0----1
6fr. Danielle Gladis (2009) OH 0-0-3----3
totals: 10-2-42---54 points, 36 points on Bethlehem Academy errros
totals:

TRENCH PLAYER
Holly Hafemeyer

BY THE NUMBERS
Bethlehem Academy 30/53-.566; 88; .659; .400
Marshall 30/51-.588; 90; .600; .341
Runs 3+: BA 9, Marshall 7
Longest run: Marshall 9, BA 5
Missed Serves: BA 11, Marshall 4
Time Out %: BA 3/4-.750; Marshall 2/5-.400
BA's FBSO was 26/43 the last three games good for .605, while Marshall was 23/42 for .548. On top of that the longest run for BA came in game 4, Marshall's came in game one.

ROTATIONS
BETHLEHEM ACADEMY
1. #22 25-16 .610
2. Meschke 17-18 .486
3. Budde 14-10 .583
4. Hafemeyer 9-19 .321
5. Nass 11-11 .500
6. Kriechbaum 12-16 .429
totals: 88-90 .494

MARSHALL
1. Weilage 22-18 .550
2. Deragisch 17-17 .500
3. Tauer 11-16 .407
4. Westby 18-11 .621
5. Wallerich 11-10 .524
6. Birath 11-16 .407
totals: 90-88 .506

RACE TO:
Game: 5 10 15 20 25
game 1 M M M M M
game 2 B B B B B
game 3 M M M B B
game 4 B M M B B

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2 3 4
Bethlehem Academy 0 6 5 5
Marshall 12 0 5 2

Next up: tomorrow

Out & About: Eagan/Marshall

#8 posting 9.22.2007
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APPLE VALLEY TOURNAMENT
3rd Place game
EAGAN wildcats 2, MARSHALL tigers 0
(25-20, 25-20)

Eagan topped Marshall with identical scores for 3rd place. Marshall lef 9-8 when the second Eagan run kicked in. The Wildcats had a 9-4 run to go up 17-13. Marshall took the first time out then and their second at 22-17. Another Marshall time out got the side out and the Tigers added points to 23-20 Eagan. A wide serve doomed Marshall chances. Katie Hofstad ended game one with a kill.

Both teams were a bit looser in game two. Eagan led early 4-0. Anna Full had four points in a 6-1 run for Marsshall. That 6-5 lead didn't last. The next server up in the Eagan rotation, Malia Paleafei served up three to put the Wildcats back up 9-6. But here is the kicker. Marshall helped Eagan out with four straight missed serves. So two Marshall three point runs ended by their own hands. Kelsey Sparks had three straight points on Taylor Bohannon's serve. That made it Eagan 15-9. The runs weren't over as Marshall had one and Eagan two more up their sleeves. Eagan led 24-18, when Rachel Westby staved off the final point with a kill. The game ended on a Tiger violation.

photos: #1 Eagan #10 Laurel Sanford up for an attack. #2 Marshall's Anna Full with an attack. photos by kja.

EAGAN
1. Kristin Ammerman, S 0-0-3----3
2. Leah Ehret, DS 0-0-0----0
2fr Taylor Gerr, OH 0-0.5-2---2.5
3. Kelsey Sparks, MH 1-3-7----11
4. Malia Paleafei, OH 1-0-2---3
5. Andrea Willems, DS 1-0-0---1
5fr Katie Hofstad, OH 0-0-1---1
6. Taylor Bohannon, L 0-0-0----0
6fr Laurel Sanford, MH 0-0.5-6---6.5
totals: 3-4-21---28 points, 22 points on Marshall errors

MARSHALL
1. Shay Birath, L 0-0-0----0
1fr Tina Tauer, MH 0-1-0----1
2. Kellie Ellefson, DS 0-0-0----0
2fr Kayla Wallerich, S 0-0-4----4
3. Hope Weilage, OH 0-0.5-4---4.5
4. Anna Full, MH 2-0.5-7----9.5
5. Karli Vaneputter, DS 1-0-0----1
5fr Kelsey Deragisch, S 0-0-1----1
6. Rachel Westby, OH 1-0-6----7
totals: 4-2-22-----28 points, 12 points on Eagan errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Kelsey Sparks

BY THE NUMBERS
Eagan 15/26; .577; 50; .560; .300
Marshall 13/26; .500; 40; .700; .440
3+ Runs: Eagan 8, Marshall 3
missed serves: Marshall 8, Eagan 4

ROTATION POINTS
EAGAN
1 Ammerman 5-5 .500
2 Ehret 11-8 .579
3 Sparks 8-9 .471
4 Paleafei 8-6 .571
5 Willems 11-6 .647
6 Taylor Bohannon 7-6 .538
totals: 50-40 .556

MARSHALL
1. Birath 5-7 .417
2. Ellefson 8-10 .444
3. Weilage 9-9 .500
4. Full 6-9 .400
5 Vanedeputter 5-11 .313
6. Westby 7-4 .636
totals: 40-50 .444

next up: championship game.

Out & About: Shakopee/Marshall

#7 posting 9.22.2007
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APPLE VALLEY TOURNAMENT
semifinals
SHAKOPEE sabers 2, MARSHALL tigers 0
(25-13, 25-22)

Shakopee moved on with a sweep over Marshall. Shakopee broke free from a lead of one point at 8-7 with a 13-3 run.

It was a different story in game two. Marshall jumped out early 5-1 and Shakopee was forced to use a time out. Ashley Wittman got the side out for the Sabers. Two Shakopee servers later and the game was tied at six. Marshall was the first to move off the dime with three straight points to make it 18-16 when Shakopee had to take another time out. This time Maggie Geske nailed the kill to stop the momentum. Shakopee finished up game two with a 9-4 run. The Sabers didn't take the lead until a Wittman kill made it 21-20. Wittman had three kills in the final five points for 10 kills in the second game. She had 12 for the match.

photos: #1 Marshall's Shay Birath in the aftermath of a dig. #2. Shakopee's Jessica Menden during her jump serve. photos by kja

SHAKOPEE
1. Jessica Menden, S 1-0.5-1---2.5
2. Maggie Geske, OH 1-0-8----9
3. Mollie Geske, L 1-0-0----1
3fr Jean Theis, MH 0-2.5-4---6.5
4 Elizabeth Benusa, RH 1-0-4---5
5 Ashley Wittman, OH 1-0.5-12----13.5
6 Mariah Monnens, MH 1-0.5-0---1.5
totals: 6-4-29----39 points; 11 on Marshall errors

MARSHALL
1. Shay Birath, L 0-0-0----0
1fr Tina Tauer, MH 0-1-1----1
2 Kellie Ellefson, DS 0-0-0---0
2fr Kayla Wallerich 0-0-3---3
3 Hope Weilage, OH 0-1-3---4
4 Anna Full, MH 0-1.5-6---7.5
5 Karli Vandeputter, DS 0-0-0---0
5fr Kelsey Deragisch, S 0-0-1---1
6 Rachel Westby, OH 1-0.5-4---5.5
totals: 1-4-18----23 points, 12 points on Shakopee errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Ashley Wittman

BY THE NUMBERS
Shakopee 18/25; .720; 50; .780; .343
Marshall 10/24; .417; 35; .657; .220
3+ runs: Shakopee 8, Marshall 3
missed serves: Shakopee 5, Marshall 1
Marshall tightened up the FBSO game in game 2. They had 8 fbso in game two on 15 attempts compared to only 2/9 in game one.

ROTATIONS
SHAKOPEE
1. Menden 9-6 .600
2. Ma. Geske 10-9 .526
3. Mo. Geske 9-5 .643
4. Benusa 7-6 .538
5. Wittman 6-5 .545
6. Monnens 9-4 .692
totals: 50-35 .588

MARSHALL
1. Birath 6-8 .429
2 Ellefson 6-10 .375
3. Weilage 9-9 .500
4. Full 3-9 .250
5. Vandeputter 6-6 .500
6. Westby 5-8 .385
totals: 35-50 .412

Next up: 3rd place game

Marshall Knocks Off #1A FBA

#2 posting 8.31.2007
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THURSDAY NIGHT HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
AAA
John Marshall won one of the battles of Rochester with a five game win over Century. It was JM's third straight five game match. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

AA
In the marquee game of the night #3 Marshall topped #1A Faribault Bethlehem Academy in a tight sweep. Defense was the key for the Tigers. From the Marshall Independent.

Plainview-Elgin-Millville stopped Southland in a five game winning games 2, 3, and 5. There are also boxes of games area games in the Rochester Post Bulletin.

New London-Spicer swept Melrose plus other West Central North and WC South action in the West Central Tribune.

A
Rushford-Peterson handed Winona Cotter their second loss in a sweep. RP has only had three practices since the floods that swept through town. From the Winona Daily News.

Lyle-Pacelli won their first game last night, but Houston won the next three in a Southeast conference match. The contest marked the one year anniversary of the death of LP's Kellsey Hogan. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ASSISTS
Kelsey Deragisch, Marshall 47 vs Bethlehem Academy 3-0

Next up: College reports.